Amway asks Modi govt's help in securing release of India head

Jun 06, 2014

New Delhi US-based direct-selling major Amway President Doug DeVos has sought the intervention of the Narendra Modi government for the release of the company's India head William Scott Pinckney, while asking to "restore confidence in India's investment potential".The company also wants clear guidelines for direct sellers in India to avoid such arrests in the future.Pinckney was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police last month in connection with a criminal case filed against the company and remanded to 14-day judicial custody by a court in Kurnool district. It faces nine criminal case...